Threat of coronavirus pandemic ‘has become very real’ —WHO’s Tedros

GENEVA— The coronavirus is closer to causing a pandemic, but outbreaks in countries can still be controlled through a combination of containment and mitigation measures, the...
Nancy Binay

Many could relate with Nancy Binay who finds chat groups faster than DOH in...

Sen. Nancy Binay found the Department of Health's response on the spread of the deadly novel coronavirus in the country inadequate and she criticized the...
Teddy Locsin in podium

Teddy Locsin tells activist to ‘lighten up’ as he recovers access to controversial Twitter...

Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. told Bayan secretary-general Renato Reyes Jr. to "lighten up" as he recovered access to his controversial Twitter account...

‘No goodbyes’: Vice Ganda says ‘GGV’ will be back as show goes off air...

After nine years of being on air every Sunday, late-night comedy talk show “Gandang Gabi, Vice!” also popularly known as “GGV” finally bowed out...
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‘Misinformation’: UNICEF Philippines tags viral posts sharing COVID-19 info using its name

The Philippine branch of the United Nations Children's Fund issued an advisory against viral posts using its name which featured supposed facts on COVID-19 that the...
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This WHO-Philippines animated video shows how COVID-19 spreads and how Filipinos can prevent it

(UPDATED 6:07 p.m.) The Philippine office of the World Health Organization shared an animated video clip in Filipino language that tackles the transmission of...
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To suspend or not to suspend: Sans DOH order mayors, schools cancel classes amid...

A number of local government units and academic institutions already called off classes in both public and private schools after the surge of new confirmed...

Jane De Leon honors past Darna actresses and here’s how some of them responded

Upcoming Darna actress Jane De Leon paid homage to some of the past generation actresses who played the iconic role of the local comic...

What you need to know about coronavirus right now

Here’s what you need to know about the coronavirus: The spread There are now more than 107,000 coronavirus cases and more than 3,600 deaths across the...

Qatar bans arrivals from Philippines, 13 other countries over coronavirus fears

CAIRO— Qatar has temporarily barred travelers from 14 countries from March 9 as a precaution against the rapidly spreading coronavirus, the government announced on...
Filipino Catholics wearing protective masks receive ash on top of their heads as the church observes a "contactless" Ash Wednesday amid coronavirus scare, at the National Shrine of Our Mother of Perpetual Help, Paranaque City

Is the 5th COVID-19 case in the Philippines a local transmission?

The terms “local transmission” and “local case” concerning one of the two additional confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in the country created confusion...
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‘Thanks for the transparency:’ Hospital that admitted country’s first local COVID-19 case releases statement

The statement of the Cardinal Santos Medical Center on the Philippines' first local case of COVID-19 was welcomed by Filipinos amid the growing skepticism...
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Chinese Embassy questions Lacson’s latest intel on Chinese soldiers’ immersion mission in the Philippines

The Chinese Embassy in the Philippines, using its official Twitter account, made a rare tongue-in-cheek remark questioning a senator’s claim about an alleged Chinese soldiers’...
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More questions raised as foreigners with travel history to Philippines test positive for COVID-19

As reports of individuals who tested positive for COVID-19 with travel history in the Philippines surfaced, questions and concerns about the status of the...

Britain’s Prince Harry and wife Meghan begin farewell royal events

LONDON— Britain's Prince Harry and his wife Meghan appeared together at an official engagement on Thursday for the first time since January's announcement that they would step away...